2014 South Lakeland District Council election

2014 South Lakeland District Council election

22 May 2014
17 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour Last election 34 14 3 Seats won 15 2 0 Seats after 33 15 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 8,805 3,876 1,339 Percentage 55.8% 24.6% 8.5%
Map showing the results of the 2014 South Lakeland District Council elections by ward. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2014.
Council control before election Liberal Democrats Council control after election Liberal Democrats

The 2014 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Election results summary

Party		Previous council	New council	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	33	33
	Conservatives	14	15	1
	Labour	3	3
	Independent	1	0	1
Total		51	51
Working majority		15	15

South Lakeland Local Election Result 2014

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	15	0	1	-1	88.2	55.8	8,805
	Conservative	2	1	0	+1	11.8	24.6	3,876
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	8.6	1,356
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0	8.5	1,339
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	266
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	125

Ward Results

Ambleside & Grasmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Heidi Halliday	828	64.3	+2.6
	Conservative	Jessie Alston	293	22.7	−10.6
	Labour	Rebecca Costello	84	6.5	+1.5
	Green	Angela Towers	83	6.4	N/A
Majority			535	41.6	+13.2
Turnout				45.59	−16.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Hogg	442	62.7	−5.9
	Conservative	Eric Hookway	159	22.6	−8.8
	Green	Liz Ashburn	58	8.2	N/A
	UKIP	Paul Martin	46	6.5	N/A
Majority			283	40.1	+2.8
Turnout				47.89	−29.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Far Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Evans	479	71.6	+10.9
	Conservative	Lyndsay Slater	92	13.8	−14.2
	Green	Daphne Jackson	59	8.8	N/A
	Labour	Ian Law	39	5.5	−5.5
Majority			387	57.8	+25.1
Turnout				43.50	−24.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Fell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Giles Archibald*	527	60.0	−15.3
	Green	Gwen Harrison	175	19.9	N/A
	Labour	Virginia Branney	111	12.6	−12.1
	Conservative	Micky Pierson	66	7.5	N/A
Majority			352	40.1	−10.6
Turnout				52.07	−14.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Heron Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Walker	489	63.3	−9.3
	Conservative	Paul Rodman	186	24.1	−3.3
	Green	Gwen Harrison	57	7.4	N/A
	Labour	Gwen Harrison	40	5.2	N/A
Majority			303	39.2	−5.9
Turnout				50.79	−28.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Highgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Dixon*	413	54.3	−10.8
	Labour	Marilyn Molloy	153	20.1	+7.7
	Green	Rachael Passant-Coy	107	14.1	N/A
	Conservative	Bill Wearing	87	11.4	−11.1
Majority			260	34.2	−8.4
Turnout				43.18	−23.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Kirkland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alvin Finch	483	72.5	+12.4
	Conservative	Elizabeth Cartmell	69	10.4	−10.1
	Labour	Tony Rothwell	69	10.4	−9.1
	Green	Chris Rowley	45	6.8	N/A
Majority			414	62.1	+22.5
Turnout				39.22	−23.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Mintsfeet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Evans*	431	62.9	−8.9
	Green	Karen Mitchell	96	14.0	N/A
	Conservative	Ian Keeling	80	11.7	−16.5
	Labour	Jim Barker	78	11.4	N/A
Majority			335	48.9	+5.3
Turnout				43.63	−30.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Nether

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clare Feeney-Johnson*	538	72.1	+2.9
	Conservative	Derrick Wade	99	13.3	−10.5
	Green	Andy Mason	58	7.8	N/A
	Labour	Alison Gilchrist	51	6.8	−0.2
Majority			439	58.8	+13.4
Turnout				45.71	−29.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendle Oxenholme & Natland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brenda Gray*	477	54.3	+0.3
	Conservative	Patrick Birchall	281	32.0	−10.0
	Labour	John Bateson	62	7.1	+3.2
	Green	Jocelyn Gaskell	58	6.6	N/A
Majority			196	22.3	+10.3
Turnout				49.89	−37.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Parks

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Brook*	425	55.6	−9.5
	Conservative	Nigel Byrom	230	30.1	+3.6
	Green	Mandy Barnett	67	8.8	N/A
	Labour	Florence Scullard	42	5.5	−2.9
Majority			195	25.5	−13.2
Turnout				45.45	−26.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Romney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Vincent*	423	62.3	−0.6
	Conservative	Mike Nicholson	120	17.7	−9.6
	Labour	Dave Cope	70	10.3	+0.5
	Green	Adam Sandell	66	9.7	N/A
Majority			303	44.6	+9.0
Turnout				41.00	−30.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Stonecross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia Emmott*	540	63.8	−1.4
	Conservative	Mel Mackie	137	16.2	−13.0
	UKIP	Stephen Willmott	78	9.2	N/A
	Labour	Lois Sparling	46	5.4	−0.1
	Green	Rory Black	45	5.3	N/A
Majority			403	47.6	+11.6
Turnout				51.90	−28.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Strickland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Coleman*	405	57.4	−7.8
	Green	Kate Willshaw	87	12.3	N/A
	Conservative	Stephen Chambers	76	10.8	−13.8
	Labour	Jim Ring	73	10.3	+0.1
	UKIP	Malcolm Nightingale	65	9.2	N/A
Majority			318	45.1	+4.6
Turnout				48.29	−27.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Underley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Matt Severn	368	46.3	−14.0
	Independent	Rob Boden*	125	15.7	−44.6
	Labour	Paul Braithwaite	114	14.4	−0.5
	UKIP	Susan Bownass	77	9.7	N/A
	Conservative	Karen Dawson	56	7.1	−17.7
	Green	Vanessa Moss	54	6.8	N/A
Majority			243	30.6	−5.0
Turnout				47.92	−21.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

• Rob Boden was originally elected as a Liberal Democrat.

Mid Furness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Airey*	643	46.0	−2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Loraine Birchall	462	33.0	−9.5
	Labour	David Webster	195	13.9	N/A
	Green	Chris Loynes	98	7.0	−1.7
Majority			181	13.0	+6.7
Turnout				44.86	−28.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Lancaster	1,202	47.5	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ron Bulman	1,075	42.5	−9.1
	Green	Andi Chapple	143	5.6	N/A
	Labour	Martin Holborn	112	4.4	+0.6
Majority			127	5.0	N/A
Turnout				53.03	−25.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

By-Elections

Windermere Town, 2 October 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dyan Jones	416	64.0	−5.9
	Conservative	Sandra Lilley	184	28.3	+13.1
	Green	Gwen Harrison	50	7.7	N/A
Majority			232	35.7	−19.0
Turnout			650	39.42	−7.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing